The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-06-04
MONTANA NEWS.


Arrangements have been perfected tor
stage line from White Sulphur Springs
to the Falls Of the Missouri.
The First Montana Rifles of Butte,
have been mustered into the Montana
National Guard, and will hereafter rank
as company H.
Alexander Brown, of Butte, was killed
in the VIOLA mine at Camas, Idaho, on
Thursday of last week, where he had been
temporarily at work.
Several cases of glanders were dlscov-
cred at Billings last week by Territorial
Veterinary Holloway and the affected an
imals promptly killed.
The South Missoua Land company IS
new corporation of Missoula county, with
capital of 100000. The object is to
improve and water the large prairie south
of Mlssoula.
The Deer Lodge Rod and Gun Club
offers reward of 500 for the arrest and
conviction of any person using giant
powder or seins for fish or killing game
out of season
Fred TorneY, a miner employed in tlie
Parrot mine at Butte, was killed on Wed
nesday by large body Of rock falling
upon him while working in the three
hundred d-foot level.
The Miners Union of Butte, is making
extensive preparations for their ninth an
nual celebration, June 18th. The member
shin of the Union is 1882, an increase OF
400 during the year.
United States land officers have re-
ceived notice from Washington that they
will be obliged to wait for their salaries
until congress meets and provides an ap-
preparation to pay their future accounts
Wednesday night the body of section
hand was found under culvert within
the town limits of Mlssoula, with his
, neck broken. 1t is supposed he met his
!, death by jumping from moving train
VIM. Ayres, while hauling heavy
timber on the hillside near the Wickes
5 tunnel on Saturday, was seriously injured
by being caught under the timber. Tie
was taken to the hospital at Helena fol
: treatment.
Yellowstone Journal Marquis d'
Mores having severed his connection Will
t the National Consumers meat company
intends soon to locate at Kansas City an(
open factory for the manufacture o
SOUPS and canned army rations.
Butte Miner: A man by the name
: Dick Finley was tried and convicted a
the last term of court in Virginia CIT
for leading mob In an attempt to rescu
Il from the sheriff a man who had commit
ted a murder. This is the first case O
the kind on record in the territory wher
: a leader of mob has been tried before
legal tribunal Judge McLeary sen
e fenced him to three years in the peniter
It tiary and imposed a fine of 81, 900. Tn
# Judge in passing sentence said membe
j. Of mob was but little better than
g murderer.
IS Great Falls Tribune: Last Thursday
d discharged soldier formerly of compan
Il H. stationed at Fort Shaw, hired tear
n of George Quail of Sun River ostensibl
to come to this place with two soldier
e Not returning at the appointed time Qua
st became suspicious and telegraphed
A Benton and learned that the outfit arrive
,e at that point Thursday evening. In con
e. pany with Joe Bellevieu, Quail immed
D. ately started north, hoping to overhaul I'll
al thieves before they crossed the line, wlric
n. II is doubtful he will do, as the sOldie
n had at least thirty-six hours the start
I'd him.
ty Independent: Monday afternoon, viii
some laborers were excavating the Raust
r. lot adjoining the Central beer hall
is Main street, they came across an eleve
H. mound cannon ball imbedded in the ear
vn at depth of eight feet from the surfae
N, The missile is considerably corroded al